title: Effects of Aroclor 1254-induced rat liver S-9 fraction on benzo[a]pyrene-mediated DNA damage and benzo[a]pyrene metabolism in cultured human skin fibroblasts.
abstract: Incubation of cultured normal human skin fibroblasts with benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) resulted in covalent binding of B[a]P to protein, RNA and DNA. B[a]P adduct formation was increased when the cultured cells were also treated with the 9,000 g hepatic microsomal supernatant (S-9) fraction from rats pretreated with Aroclor 1254, a commercial preparation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Comparison with control experiments which included the incubation with corn oil-induced S-9 fraction indicated that the enhanced B[a]P-adduct formation in the host cells was related to the induction of hepatic NADPH-dependent microsomal monooxygenase activity by Aroclor 1254 in the S-9 fraction. Parallel experiments showed that this Aroclor-induced enzymic activity was responsible for B[a]P-mediated DNA damage as measured by unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) in the cells. Similarly, administration of rat hepatic S-9 induced by 3-methylcholanthrene (MC) and phenobarbitone (PB) caused B[a]P-mediated DNA damage in cultured human skin fibroblasts.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001140:Aroclors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases / Q000378:metabolism; D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D020111:Chlorodiphenyl (54% Chlorine); D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001140:Aroclors; D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes; D020111:Chlorodiphenyl (54% Chlorine); D004247:DNA; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases